A table full of people glued to their mobile phones instead of speaking to each other over a bite to eat at a restaurant .

But one popular chain restaurant hopes to stop this from happening at their branches by asking diners to hand over their phones before they sit down.

Frankie and Benny’s, which has a restaurant on Kingswood and St Andrew’s Quay , will trial the ban and will keep the phones in a safe shoebox while customers enjoy their food.

The controversial move comes following a nationwide study, which found more than half of children wanted their parents to spend less time on their phones instead of talking to them, reports the Grimsby Telegraph.

The trial will start tomorrow and last for seven days, as waiters and waitresses will ask customers to hand over their phones when they enter the restaurant.

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